This year's People and Place programme came to a joyful close with laughter, solidarity, reflection and celebration, as the cohort of community innovators gathered on Thursday 4th December in Greater Manchester. First stop: lunch in Wigan! We convened at Fur Clemt CIC , which is not only a food bank, but hosts a women-only makerspace, bustling cafe where kids eat free, and outdoor growing space. After wolfing down baked potatoes, we were led by Angela to explore the assets s

Reflections on our summer Footworking event (24th June, 2025) , by Naomi Rubbra "I have a very simple proposition for the audience and...

What should you consider when retrofitting community assets? Sara Edmonds of National Retrofit Hub shares some top tips.

In early July at Box Park in Wembley, built environment stakeholders in all their forms convened for the annual Festival of Place

On a warm Thursday afternoon in June, individuals were convening at the Footwork Factory in Farringdon

Our gathering at London’s Guildhall was truly extraordinary, a unique coming together of community voices, creativity and collaboration....

Date: 27th June, 2024 Time: 5 to 7 PM Venue: Footwork Trust, 7-9 Woodridge Street, London EC1R 0LL Housing injustice is one of the most...

Last week, we were delighted to welcome those of you who were able - friends old and new - to celebrate a whole year of People & Place...

The Footwork factory was transformed into an exhibition space for our November Footworking event, showcasing, in photos and film, the...

What would the world look like if local social innovators had all the resources they needed? This was the big question we explored at our...

This was the single question we asked ourselves and the exciting range of social innovators and Footwork friends that joined us for our...